Tag: Fiorentina

Juventus recovered to beat fierce rivals Fiorentina 3-2 in Turin but they will have to wait a little longer to claim the Serie A title thanks to results elsewhere.
Gonzalo Rodriguez's early penalty looked like spoiling Juve's party - a celebration only possible if Lazio failed to beat Parma, which they

Holders Sevilla will take on Fiorentina for a place in this season's Europa League final.
Retaining the title will see the Spanish club win the competition for a record fourth time, although overcoming La Viola will be a big ask.
Fiorentina overcame Tottenham, Roma and Dynamo Kiev en route to the last

Denis Suarez scored a late winner for Sevilla as they came from behind to take control of the Europa League quarter-final tie against Zenit St Petersburg 2-1.
Winger Aleksandr Ryazantsev had given the visitors the lead in the first-half, scoring off his own rebound, before forward Carlos Bacca drew the

Inter Milan sporting director Piero Ausilio has revealed the club remain hopeful of landing their dream transfer target Yaya Toure.
Inter are looking to bolster their squad under head coach Roberto Mancini who is a known admirer of the Ivorian midfielder.
Toure has been heavily linked with a move to the San

Juventus forward Carlos Tevez will have to sit out tonight's Coppa Italia semi-final second leg against Fiorentina.
The Argentina international has picked up a thigh injury and will not be risked, possibly with an eye towards next week’s Champions League quarter-final against Monaco.
A Juventus statement explained that Tevez had left Florence

Manchester City forward Stevan Jovetic has slammed manager Manuel Pellegrini’s decision to leave him out of the club’s Champions League squad.
City will face Barcelona in the last 16 on February 24 and March 18 but are forced to operate with a reduced squad of 21 after breaching UEFA’s Financial Fair

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is adamant new signing Juan Cuadrado was not purchased out of transfer deadline panic.
On Monday, the Londoners allowed World Cup winner Andre Schurrle to return to Germany in a £22m move to Wolfsburg, before announcing the arrival of Colombia winger Cuadrado.
Mourinho's Premier League leaders paid Fiorentina

Stevan Jovetic has been replaced by new £28m signing Wilfried Bony in the Manchester City squad for the Champions League.
City boss Manuel Pellegrini has opted for striker Bony ahead of Montengro international forward Jovetic in his 21-man squad that was submitted to UEFA.
The arrival of Ivory Coast international Bony from

Gonzalo Higuain struck in injury-time to give holders Napoli a 1-0 win over Inter Milan in their Coppa Italia quarter-final on Wednesday evening.
Roberto Mancini's Inter have slipped down to 13th in Serie A after back-to-back defeats and had been hoping the cup would bring a change of fortune.
But, with only

Andre Schurrle has left Chelsea and joined Wolfsburg in a £24million deal.
The German has signed a four-year contract believed to be worth £85,000 a week and his departure comes as Chelsea signed Juan Cuadrado from Fiorentina for £27m.
There were fears that Schurrle's move would not go through before

Highly-rated forward Juan Cuadrado has completed his £26.1m switch from Fiorentina to Chelsea.
The 26-year-old Colombia international has signed a four and half year deal and could make his Blues debut against Aston Villa this weekend.
The transfer was completed following Chelsea's sale of Germany World Cup winner Andre Schurrle to Wolfsburg

Dutch midfielder Kevin Strootman's injury-hit season is set to continue after Roma announced Thursday he will undergo keyhole surgery on his troublesome left knee.
Strootman only returned to the Roma fray prior to Christmas, having missed the end of last season and the 2014 World Cup due to an anterior cruciate

Schalke have agreed a deal to sign Manchester City's Matija Nastasic on loan.
The agreement, which is subject to a successful medical, runs until the end of June when Schalke will have the option of making the transfer permanent.
Schalke will reportedly pay a loan fee of around £1.6m to secure Nastasic's

Manchester City defender Matija Nastasic is near to a move to Schalke, according to the German club's general manager.
The 21-year-old Serbia international is out of favour at City under Manuel Pellegrini, having not made a Premier League appearance this season.
Horst Heldt told sources: "We are negotiating back and forth, that's

Manchester City centre-back Matija Nastasic is looking to leave the City of Manchester Stadium, with Bundesliga side Schalke strongly linked with the player, sources say.
Nastasic's move could be either be on loan or a permanent transfer, with the deal likely to take place in this month’s transfer window.
The Serbia international,